Irish Venture Capital Association names new general manager

The IVCA unveils Aideen McClenaghan as its new manager as Ciara Burrowes retires after 20 years in the role

Ciara Burrowes, outgoing IVCA manager, with Aideen McClenaghan, manager, Irish Venture Capital Association.

Aideen McClenaghan has been appointed manager of the Irish Venture Capital Association.

She replaces Ciara Burrowes, who has retired after over 20 years with the IVCA.

Aideen has over 15 years’ experience in senior executive roles for technology, media and financial services companies. Most recently she was HR mergers and acquisitions manager for media company, Dentsu. Prior to that she was UK and Ireland HR manager for Salesforce consultancy, Pexlify. She has also worked for GroupM and RTÉ.

The Irish Venture Capital Association, which marked its 40th anniversary last year, is the representative organisation for venture capital and private equity firms on the island of Ireland. Venture capital funding into Irish technology SMEs last year exceeded €1 billion.

Sarah-Jane Larkin, director general, IVCA, said: “We would like to pay tribute to Ciara Burrowes who has been a mainstay of the association and has made a major contribution to its development as the voice of the sector over the last 20 years.

“We are really pleased to have located someone in Aideen, who has the capacity to take on this challenging role at a critical time for venture capital and SME investment in Ireland.” The IVCA is the representative organisation for venture capital and private equity firms on the island of Ireland. Venture capital funding into Irish technology SMEs last year exceeded €1 billion.